Scotland, along with the rest of the world, is experiencing the horrific impact of Cov19. To minimise the impact there is, quite rightly, a lockdown on trave...

Can't believe it's almost Christmas! I've been too busy over the summer to keep my blog going - New Year resolution for 2020! Now finding the time to do som...

As I finally have a day off, I think it is time to update my blog with some of the places I've been, and the groups I've welcomed. Mid-June saw the marvello...

Just returned from the most wonderful week with the extended Whitman/Hsu family on their annual reunion. This fantastic family gathered from California, Ari...

Fab, fun 6 days with Sally and Raynor Ewart from Down Under. These two ladies certainly packed a lot into their Scottish trip, having visited Speyside, Shetl...

Continuing my preparation for the season to come, I spent a few days on my Perthshire doorstep, and then further afield to the wonderful heritage museum at N...

In Dundee, City of Discovery, this weekend for the Scottish Tourist Guides Association AGM. This allowed an opportunity to re-visit some of Dundee's attract...

As I have a few trips to Skye planned over the coming season, I have spent the past weekend on Skye and the West Coast of Scotland with my wife, Susan, prepa...

As things were a bit quieter over winter, I decided to develop my love for whisky a little bit further. Along with some of my guiding friends, we spent a ver...

25th January is Burns Night. Considered by many to be the world's greatest poet, Robert Burns' birthday is commemorated in every country and continent in t...

As a keen fan of the world's greatest poet, I love to get the opportunity to share my passion for the Bard. During a recent trip to Alloway, one of my Guests...

A pictorial record of a fun-filled fortnight. I have just completed a two week Road Scholars tour with a fantastric group of people from America. We have cov...

I have now completed 100 tour jobs, and my 100th was a little bit special - cruising around the Western isles on the Hebridean Princess. We had a little bit ...

Deacon Brodies pub sits in a prominent position at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, and has an unusual pub sign – on one side there is a respectable gentle...

St Andrews University has today been ranked as the UK’s 3rd best University (1st in terms of student satisfaction), for the 5th time, only marginally behind ...

This unusual monument on the shores of Loch Oich commemorates a bloody incident from Scotland’s exciting past. It shows a hand clutching a dagger, and 7 seve...

Carnoustie Golf Course - 18th Hole The Open (Not the British Open!!!) is returning to Carnoustie in July. The Open is the oldest of golf’s four major champio...

Many thanks to my friend (and ex-colleague) Ian Forbes. Ian is an amazing photographer who has kindly allowed me access to his photobank. I have used these...